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CVE-2025-31188: A race condition was addressed with additional validation

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-31188· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 15.4 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:09 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15.4, 14.7.5, 13.7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

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Apply the official patches by updating to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, where the issue has been fixed. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying these updates.

Description

CVE-2025-31188 is a race condition vulnerability in macOS that could allow an application to bypass Privacy preferences. The issue was addressed by adding additional validation and is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.8.

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